{"id":654511,"date":"2013-04-25T16:23:32","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T20:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=634522"},"modified":"2013-04-25T16:23:32","modified_gmt":"2013-04-25T20:23:32","slug":"leap-motion-delays-shipments-of-gesture-based-controller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/654511","title":{"rendered":"Leap Motion delays shipments of gesture-based controller"},"content":{"rendered":"

Those of you counting on receiving Leap Motion\u2019s hot new minute-motion sensor<\/a> in May will have to wait a few more months. Leap CEO Michael Buckwald said the startup is delaying shipments of the controller \u2014 which promises to give any PC a gesture-based interface<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0until July 22 in order to allow more time for testing.<\/p>\n

Buckwald said it became clear to the company it needed to expand its beta trials beyond developers to ensure that the device is ready for commercial release. \u201cThere is nothing\u00a0catastrophically\u00a0wrong,\u201d Buckwald said. \u201cWe are\u00a0proud\u00a0of the product.\u201d<\/p>\n

The original ship date was set for May 13<\/a> for customers who pre-ordered the device for $80. It was also set to appear on Best Buy shelves on May 19. Buckwald said that if Leap Motion\u2019s engineers had pushed they might have made those dates, but they felt that the delay would allow them to improve the product.<\/p>\n

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